资 深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced 前 辈 qián bèi senior / older generation / precursor 长 者 zhǎng zhě senior / older person 年 长 nián zhǎng senior 伯 bó father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel 年 尊 nián zūn aged and respected / senior 高 中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 高 考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 大 夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) 师 兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher 长 官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) 元 老 yuán lǎo senior figure / elder / doyen 高 职 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 学 长 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate 高 中 生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 高 管 gāo guǎn executive / senior management / (contraction of 高級管理|高级管理) 师 姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 丞 相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister 主 妇 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess 首 长 shǒu zhǎng senior official 高 级 中 学 gāo jí zhōng xué senior high school / abbr. to 高中[gao1 zhong1] 高 僧 gāo sēng a senior monk 拜 见 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior 中 招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment 贵 妃 guì fēi senior concubine / imperial consort 学 姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 上 位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic 高 级 管 理 人 员 gāo jí guǎn lǐ rén yuán senior management service 张 学 良 Zhāng Xué liáng Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army 袁 世 凯 Yuán Shì kǎi Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China 大 校 dà xiào senior ranking officer in Chinese army / senior colonel 金 领 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 高 中 学 生 gāo zhōng xué shēng student of a senior high school 进 言 jìn yán to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position) / to offer a word of advice 祭 酒 jì jiǔ to offer a libation / person who performs the libation before a banquet / senior member of a profession / important government post in imperial China 不 买 账 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang) 元 老 院 yuán lǎo yuàn upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly 大 尉 dà wèi captain (army rank) / senior captain 何 应 钦 Hé Yìng qīn He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general 太 子 党 tài zǐ dǎng princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC) 士 shì member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker 买 帐 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it 姒 sì wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old) 杯 酒 释 兵 权 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups / cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 / holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces 家 老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household 曹 刚 川 Cáo Gāng chuān Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader 先 公 xiān gōng deceased father / deceased senior male figure 张 廷 玉 Zhāng Tíng yù Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3] 怨 女 yuàn nu:3 senior palace maiden / unmarried woman 舍 车 保 帅 shě jū bǎo shuài rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess) / fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling / to pass the buck 方 毅 Fāng Yì Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik 末 席 mò xí end seat / place for less senior person 末 座 mò zuò end seat / final place (for less senior person) 李 怀 远 Lǐ Huái yuǎn Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official 无 大 无 小 wú dà wú xiǎo no matter how big or small / not distinguishing junior and senior 盟 兄 méng xiōng senior partner in sworn brotherhood 知 州 zhī zhōu senior provincial government official in dynastic China 砚 兄 yàn xiōng senior fellow student 圣 僧 shèng sēng senior monk 郡 守 jùn shǒu senior provincial official in imperial China 高 参 gāo cān senior staff officer / staff officer of great talent 高 层 执 行 员 gāo céng zhí xíng yuán senior executive 高 年 级 生 gāo nián jí shēng senior student 高 级 职 务 gāo jí zhí wù high position / senior post 高 级 职 员 gāo jí zhí yuán high official / senior executive 高 级 军 官 gāo jí jūn guān senior military officers / top brass 高 级 对 外 关 系 干 事 Senior External Relations Officer 高 级 森 林 政 策 干 事 Senior Forest Policy Officer 难 民 儿 童 问 题 高 级 协 调 员 Senior Coordinator for Refugee Children 跨 国 有 组 织 犯 罪 问 题 高 级 专 家 组 kuà guó yǒu zǔ zhī fàn zuì wèn tí gāo jí zhuān jiā zǔ Senior Experts Group on Transnational Organized Crime 负 责 人 道 主 义 事 务 署 长 高 级 顾 问 fù zé rén dào zhǔ yì shì wù shǔ zhǎng gāo jí gù wèn Senior Adviser to the Administrator for Humanitarian Affairs 高 级 民 政 干 事 Senior Civil Affairs Officer 高 级 领 导 科 gāo jí lǐng dǎo kē Senior Leadership Section 高 级 审 计 员 gāo jí shěn jì yuán senior auditor 索 马 里 问 题 高 级 政 策 小 组 suǒ mǎ lǐ wèn tí gāo jí zhèng cè xiǎo zǔ Senior Policy Group on Somalia 保 护 问 题 高 级 管 理 小 组 bǎo hù wèn tí gāo jí guǎn lǐ xiǎo zǔ Senior Management Group on Protection 高 级 保 护 干 事 Senior Protection Officer 高 级 警 务 顾 问 gāo jí jǐng wù gù wèn Senior Police Adviser 高 级 人 权 干 事 Senior Human Rights Officer 高 级 人 口 事 务 干 事 Senior Population Affairs Officer 高 级 政 治 顾 问 gāo jí zhèng zhì gù wèn Senior Political Adviser 东 盟 - 中 国 高 级 官 员 协 商 ASEAN-China Senior Officials Consultation / ASEAN-China SOM 高 级 管 理 委 员 会 Senior Management Committee 维 持 和 平 行 动 高 级 规 划 和 监 察 组 Senior Planning and Monitoring Group for Peace-keeping Operations 高 级 人 力 资 源 助 理 gāo jí rén lì zī yuán zhù lǐ Senior Human Resources Assistant 高 级 薪 资 助 理 gāo jí xīn zī zhù lǐ Senior Payroll Assistant 高 级 外 地 协 调 员 Senior Field Coordinator 主 任 值 班 军 官 zhǔ rèn zhí bān jūn guān senior duty officer 高 级 任 命 小 组 gāo jí rèn mìng xiǎo zǔ Senior Appointments Group 高 级 两 性 平 等 事 务 顾 问 gāo jí liǎng xìng píng děng shì wù gù wèn Senior Gender Affairs Adviser 高 级 工 业 顾 问 gāo jí gōng yè gù wèn Senior Industry Adviser 高 级 规 划 顾 问 Senior Planning Adviser 高 级 别 工 作 人 员 senior staff member 高 级 人 口 普 查 干 事 Senior Census Officer 高 级 法 医 病 理 学 家 gāo jí fǎ yī bìng lǐ xué jiā Senior Forensic Pathologist 高 级 方 案 主 任 gāo jí fāng àn zhǔ rèn Senior Director for Programmes 高 级 编 审 干 事 senior editorial control officer 可 持 续 发 展 问 题 高 级 妇 女 咨 询 组 Senior Women's Advisory Group on Sustainable Development 高 级 军 事 观 察 员 Senior Military Observer